Falcons
Fálkar
Drama. Simon, an ex-con just released from prison in his native America, returns to Iceland to kill himself.
Before he has a chance to do so, he meets Dua, a young Icelandic girl who is a force of nature with amazing powers over animals and people. The two smuggle an Icelandic falcon overseas to Germany, and while Simon intends to sell the falcon to the highest bidder, Dua is intent on taming the valuable and majestic creature. Dua spends more and more time with the falcon, while Simon looks for a buyer since their remaining cash is dwindling. When a buyer is found, their world is turned upside down forever. The film is the English language debut of acclaimed Icelandic director, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.
Awards
- Nominated for Actor of the Year, Best Film, and Professional Category: Sound/Vision, Edda Awards, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2002
- Nominated for Emden Film Award, Emden International Film Festival, Emden, Germany, 2003
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Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival (May 2002)
- Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 2002)
- Toronto Film Festival (2002)
- Febio Film Festival (Jan 2003)
- Gothenburg Film Festival (Jan 2003)
- Rouen Nordic Film Festival (Mar 2003)
- Philadelphia International Film Festival (Apr 2003)
- Copenhagen International Film Festival (Aug 2003)
Links
- Guardian Film reviews of Falcons by Peter Bradshaw and Mark Kermode
- BBC review of Falcons - by Jamie Russell
- Close-upfilm review by Deborah Nichols
- Dvdtimes review of Falcons, film and dvd
- Kvikmyndir review of Falcons by Hallur Or Jonsson
- Moviemaster review by Frank Erlacher
- Shadowsonthewall review and synopsis of Falcons, by Rich Cline
- Icelandic film corporation synopsis and brief crew/cast info
- Sambio review and synopsis of Falcons
- Choices.de review of Falcons
- Filmreporter.de review of Falcons by Nicola Turri
- Filmz review and synopsis of Falcons
- New-video review of Falcons
- Zelluloid review and synopsis